The Police in Ekiti State have begun mass raid of black spots across the 133 towns of the state.
The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Bello Ahmed, was said to have given the directive on Tuesday following a spate of killings in Ekiti.
A Commissioner in the Federal Character Commission, Mr. Bunmi Ojo, was killed on Friday by unknown gunmen at a viewing centre in Ado Ekiti.
The CP, who spoke through the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Caleb Ikechukwu, disclosed that the raid, which began on Tuesday, was targeted at ridding the state of criminals.
“We have been raiding even before the July 14 election, but we intensified efforts for the mass raid when the killings were becoming incessant. We need to curb such unwholesome situation and this will continue until normalcy returns.
“We are quite aware of the fact that when raids are conducted, some innocent people will be arrested and that was why our men normally screened the victims to know their identities. But many of those arrested were suspected cultists and our people should not exhibit fear,” he said.
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